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The Left Needs a Sharper A.I. Politics
The future may put progressive theories of work and human nature to the test.
New York Times Top StoriesNew York Times Top StoriesDon Lemon Hires Federal Prosecutor Joseph H. Thompson in Minneapolis Church Protest Case
Facing charges over his role at a church protest, Mr. Lemon, a journalist, retained a veteran litigator who recently resigned from the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota.
New York Times Top StoriesPeter Attia’s Ties to Epstein Spark a Backlash From Doctors
What started as a rebuke of Dr. Attia has become a discussion about his credentials, longevity medicine and whom patients should trust.
New York Times Top StoriesNew Video Shows a Masked Figure at Nancy Guthrie’s Door
Also, Republicans have a huge cash advantage. Here’s the latest at the end of Tuesday.
New York Times Top StoriesLutnick Acknowledges Traveling to Epstein’s Island
The commerce secretary, Howard Lutnick, acknowledged at a Senate hearing that he and his family visited Jeffrey Epstein on his private island.
New York Times Top StoriesBad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show and the Everyday People Who Made It Authentic
A priest from Sacramento. A bar owner from New York. A taquero from Los Angeles. Puerto Rico came alive at the Super Bowl because of hundreds of non-famous performers.
New York Times Top StoriesJimmy Lai and the Future of Freedom
The West has abandoned dissidents as a public cause.
New York Times Top StoriesBulgaria Is at the Heart of Europe’s Harsh New Approach to Immigration
This former military barracks in Bulgaria has become a symbol of the E.U.’s increasingly strict policing of its borders — and of what may come next.
New York Times Top StoriesYouTube Argues It Isn’t Social Media in Landmark Tech Addiction Trial
The app said in opening statements that it was more of an entertainment platform. The lawsuit claims social media companies design products that cause personal injury.
New York Times Top StoriesClimate Change Is Erased From Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence for Judges
After Republican criticism, a group that offers professional resources to judges withdrew a climate science chapter from its Reference Manual on Scientific Evidence.
New York Times Top StoriesCongress Quietly Used Funding Law to Try to Rein In Trump on Spending
Dozens of measures sprinkled throughout the recently enacted spending package seek to tie the Trump administration’s hands on funding, an act of quiet bipartisan resistance to efforts to trample congressional power.
New York Times Top StoriesSeven People Died at Private Homes in NYC Cold Snap, Officials Say
It was not immediately clear whether any of the buildings in question had faulty heating systems.
New York Times Top StoriesGeorgia Ballot Inquiry Originated With Election Denier in Trump White House
A newly unsealed affidavit showed that a criminal investigation into the 2020 election in Fulton County, Ga., relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked.
New York Times Top StoriesMichigan Judge Rebukes Justice Department’s Effort to Obtain Voter Data
The ruling from a Trump-appointed federal judge is the third in recent weeks to reject the administration’s demand for voters’ personal data from nearly every state.
New York Times Top StoriesBehind the E.P.A.’s Rush to Repeal the Endangerment Finding
The agency is racing to repeal a scientific finding that requires it to fight global warming. Experts say the goal is to get the matter before the justices while President Trump is still in office.
New York Times Top StoriesEpstein Files Reveal Efforts to Build Ties With Russian Officials, Including Putin
New documents detail Jeffrey Epstein’s efforts to foster strategic, sometimes reciprocal relationships with Russian officials.
New York Times Top StoriesA.I. Personalizes the Internet but Takes Away Control
The relentless addition of artificial intelligence in popular apps raises questions about what’s at stake. The answer: the future of the internet and its lifeblood, digital advertising.
New York Times Top StoriesMamdani Hires Groundbreaking Computer Scientist as Chief Tech Officer
Lisa Gelobter, whose work helped shape the modern web, was also on the launch team at Hulu.
New York Times Top StoriesHamas Would Keep Some Weapons Initially in Draft Gaza Plan
Israel is unlikely to withdraw its troops from the enclave before Hamas and other militant groups lay down their arms.
New York Times Top StoriesNLRB Dismisses Case Brought by Fired SpaceX Employees
The National Labor Relations Board, having accused the company of unfair retaliation in 2024, now says it has no jurisdiction over Elon Musk’s space company.
New York Times Top StoriesLost Soviet Luna 9 Moon Lander May Have Been Found
Two research teams have identified possible landing sites for Luna 9, the first human-made object to safely reach the lunar surface. “One of them is wrong,” an expert said.
New York Times Top StoriesIsraelis Protest Surge in Gun Crime Within Arab Community
Palestinian and Jewish citizens of Israel joined forces to demand government action in the face of a spiraling death toll from criminal violence among Arabs.
New York Times Top StoriesDHS Shutdown Looms as Senate Democrats Reject White House ICE Deal
Republicans have so far spurned most of Democrats’ demands to rein in federal agents carrying out President Trump’s immigration crackdown, threatening a homeland security funding bill ahead of a Friday deadline.
New York Times Top StoriesFormer Palm Beach Police Chief Said Trump Told Him ‘Everyone’ Knew About Epstein in 2006
Michael Reiter, a former Palm Beach police chief, described a 2006 conversation with Donald Trump to the F.B.I. years later, according to a newly released document.
New York Times Top StoriesA Desperate Father, a Troubled Son and Death in a 5-Star Hotel
Henry McGowan headed for Europe, showing signs of mental distress. His father, John McGowan, raced after him. This week, the son will stand trial in Ireland, accused of his father’s murder.
New York Times Top StoriesThe Ties That Bound the UK’s ‘Prince of Darkness’ Peter Mandelson to Jeffrey Epstein
For years Peter Mandelson, a senior British politician, concealed the depth of his friendship with the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, until new files were released.
New York Times Top StoriesEpstein’s Cash and Influence Helped Women Attend Columbia and N.Y.U.
Federal records show that Jeffrey Epstein used donations and connections as he sought to gain college admission for young women in his orbit.
New York Times Top StoriesRename Penn Station and Dulles Airport After Trump?
Should two major transportation hubs be renamed for the president? Also: When children watch TV; a hope for long life.
New York Times Top StoriesAhead of Jobs Report, White House Seeks to Downplay Any Slowdown
President Trump’s top aides have argued in recent days that the economy is strong, even if new data on Wednesday show sluggish hiring.
New York Times Top StoriesMalinowski Concedes to Analilia Mejia in New Jersey House Primary
Tom Malinowski, who was battered by negative advertising, congratulated Ms. Mejia, a political organizer running for Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s vacant seat in Congress, on a “hard-won victory.”